Month: December 2018

Standing to the right of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Damien Williams took off to his left as the ball was snapped in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s 29-28 loss. As he crossed in front of…

Iola boys C-Team recorded two losses last week both at home versus Burlington and on the road at Prairie View.  The Mustangs lost 28-38 to the Wildcats.  Ty Boeken had 12, Eli Smith had six,…

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m 70, Caucasian and slim. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis five years ago. Before that, I took Fosamax for five years. The only things I take are 1,000 mg calcium citrate, 3…

Dear Carolyn: My wife and I often grocery shop together. My wife will predictably identify something among my few items and ask that I return it to the shelf. It reminds me of a mother…

LA CYGNE — The back-and-forth, up-and-down roller coaster of a season for the Iola boys continued on Friday after the Mustangs soundly defeated Prairie View on their home court 76-60. The win comes just a…

Iola High’s Fillies found themselves playing at a different level at times in their Friday night 63-39 road win over Praire View. Throughout the first half, they scored at will, both inside and out, and…

NEODESHA — After struggles on the boards plagued Humboldt High’s Cubs last week, head coach David Taylor made rebounding a key focus in practice. Message delivered. The Cubs outrebounded host Neodesha 40-22. And even though…

ERIE — Both the Iola and Humboldt wrestling teams traveled to Erie on Thursday for their first dual of the season, and both teams came away successful in their own way. For the Cubs, they…

Despite solid efforts, all five Humboldt Middle School basketball teams lost at home versus Erie on Thursday. The seventh-grade boys lost 46-32. Sam Hull had 19 points and nine rebounds followed by eight for Bradley…

The Marmaton Valley Junior High girls earned two wins at Yates Center on Thursday. The  A-Team won, 37-12. Janae  Granere had 14 points followed by Payton Scharff who had 11 points. Raveyn Kegler who had…